You may be looking back and acknowledging your accomplishments today, which could have you feeling more self-confident. This feeling of worthiness is a welcome boost to point you toward meeting further goals. Sometimes we may not meet the benchmark we have set for ourselves, and therefore feel disappointed. Being our own harshest critics, it is easy to deride ourselves for not meeting our self-appointed deadlines. But when we take the time to look back on our previous accomplishments, we may realize that they are substantial and that we have accomplished quite a lot. When focusing on a specific goal, we may feel that we havenít done enough toward it, but perhaps we have used similar energy to attain a different goal, using different talents. Looking over goals we have reached today not only shows us we can succeed, but may remind us of the various life skills we have used to attain those goals.

Life is a journey with a purpose, and we have chosen to walk the path we are traveling. That means that every experience along the way prepares us for a future step. When we turn our thoughts of ourselves to positive affirmations and see the value of our experience, we increase our own energy. Beating ourselves up is a waste of this precious resource. We can allow ourselves the time to truly feel our feelings, but then we must move forward on our path. Feeling worthy and self-confident today, we look forward with the same enthusiasm with which we looked back to note our past accomplishments.